Rajaraja II

Rajaraja II
KoParakesarivarman
Extent of Chola Empire under Raja Raja Chola II
Chola Emperor
Reign1150–1173
PredecessorKulothunga II
SuccessorRajadhiraja II
Co-Regent of the Chola Empire
Reign1146–1150
EmperorKulothunga II
PredecessorKulothunga II
SuccessorRajadhiraja II
BornGangaikonda Cholapuram, Chola Empire (modern day Jayankondam, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died1173 (1174)
Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Chola Empire (modern day Jayankondam, Tamil Nadu, India)
EmpressesAvanimulududaiyal
Bhuvanimulududiyal
Ulagudai Mukkokilan
HouseChalukya Cholas
DynastyChola
FatherKulothunga II
MotherTyaagavalli
ReligionHinduism

Rajaraja II was a Chola emperor who reigned from 1150 to 1173. He was made his heir apparent and co-regent in 1146 and so the inscriptions of Rajaraja II count his reign from 1146. Rajaraja's reign began to show signs of the coming end of the dynasty.

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